mugger

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmʌɡɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmʌɡə/
• Homophone: mugga (in nonrhotic accents)
• Rhymes: -ʌɡə(ɹ)

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mug +‎ -er

mugger (plural muggers)

1. A person who assaults and robs others, especially in a public place.
2. A person who makes exaggerated faces, as a performance; a gurner.

• chugger

From Hindi मगर (magar).

A mugger crocodile

mugger (plural muggers)

1. A large crocodile, Crocodylus palustris, of southwest Asia, having a very broad wrinkled snout.

   Synonyms: marsh crocodile, mugger crocodile

• magar, makar